Aperture Defined!

I have my Dad's old Kodak No. 2 Folding Cartridge Premo camera and decided to try a few shots with it.  It was built in the 1916-1922 period, and although I have the manual, it isn't particularly helpful in setting the exposure.  While the ball bearing shutter has 1/25th and 1/50th settings, the aperture settings are marked "1,2,3 and 4."  Well while thumbing through the latest edition of Art in America magazine, I find a picture of the camera reproduced many times scale - maybe ten feet tall!  The sculptor, Daniel A. Henderson,  must have used a somewhat later model of the camera because the aperture settings are clearly marked "8, 16, 32 and 64!"  Voila!  Now at least I have a starting point.

Herb Garden

After a slow start, our herb garden is doing well, especially the basil.  Mmmmm Bruschetta, pesto... 

Morning walk...

Javelina Attack!

This morning a family of Javelinas invaded our yard, chomping mostly on the more expensive cacti.  They look a bit like pigs but actually are classified in the peccary family.  They are skittish with humans and keep moving, so they're hard to photograph --  but this juvenile lagged behind and was caught in the cross hairs... 

Friend Chick

Chick was a good friend and a good photographer.  Today is his birthday.  I'm sure he's having fun up there photographing the angels.  Hopefully he'll post some for us to see...

Rain Storm

'Big wind and rain storm last night.  Lots of thunder and lightening.  'Wasn't expected, at least at this level.  Our weather station revealed 1.33 inches of rain in about an hour.  Top wind speed 35 mph.  'Wonder where the birds go during this?  So far we've had 3.38" of rain in July -- versus 1.31" last year and 0.19" the year before.  The desert is getting greener...

Dream...